When you are experiencing isms in your life you often react
to others in ways that are not always positive. I think for me since I have
faced lots of racism in my life it could potentially be difficult for me to
deal with certain families that I know have made racists remarks. I think I
would be professional and try to help the family but I think for me I would
still be judging them and being very cautious of my interactions with them.
Another issues that I have dealt with is ableism. I have
seen this very often with children with disabilities and me thinking their
child could do one thing and the family believing another. I think as a teacher
I tend to sometimes push the children farther than the parents think I should
which can cause disagreements and I have seen parents be very reluctant to work
with me since I wanted them to treat their child as “normal” as possible. I
think isms lead to uncomfortable relationships and can cause problems for
building positive working relationships.
People with disabilities can have skills as normal people do. They have abilities to show their skills. We should not focus on their disabilities, we should see the person, and treat him with respect as with any others.
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